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Sammudi Balasubramaniam known as Bala, was an athlete from Tamil Nadu who specialises in long jump and triple jump. He was the second Indian to secure a bronze medal in triple jump in Asian Games.He touched this landmark at the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi, India with a performance of 16.14 m in his last attempt.

Balasubraminam died in 2016 following injuries from a fall while on pilgrimage to Sabarimala. He is survived by his wife and two sons — Vinod and Pradeep, both of whom are athletics students with the Sports Authority of India.

References

1. ^ "Sport : Sammudi Balasubramaniam dead". The Hindu. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

• 1960s births
• 2016 deaths
• Indian male long jumpers
• Indian male triple jumpers
• Asian Games bronze medalists for India
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games
• Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Athletes from Tamil Nadu
• Tamil sportspeople
• Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games